Stickers stove heater rust-stained from years of disuse

rust-stained from years of disuse

paper over the surrounding wall long after the projector last ran

she remains berthed at Balls Head Bay

photographed in 2015 before demolition

with massive hardwood beams crossing the ceiling above and worn timber planks underfoot

Stickers stove heater rust-stained from years of disuseDecades of stickers coat the storeman's office windows at Awaba Colliery, brand labels for Ingersoll Rand, Exide, and Superfilter still legible against backlit glass. A bright rectangle of light falls on the wall below, thrown by the same windows that once looked out over a working pit top. The mine ran from 1947 to 2012, when the Great Northern Seam finally ran out. Part of the Awaba Colliery series.